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2015 Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, LLC. All Rights ReservedCarrier IQ and Friends Nailed With Inevitable Lawsuits Though the power of damning video and a wave of media coverage justice was swiftly served against the perpetrators of an unconscionable invasion of privacy. Carrier IQ -- the developer behind a keylogging rootkit found on over 140 million smartphones -- and Samsung and HTC -- two manufacturers who allowed the software on their phones -- were hit with two class action lawsuits claiming they violated a federal wiretapping statute. Both suits one filed in Chicago and the other in St. Louis allege that the defendants unlawfully intercepted &quot;oral wire or electronic communications&quot; -- a clear violation of the ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/12/02/carrier-iq-and-friends-nailed/
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:27:00 EDT